Nurul Izzah likely to withdraw divorce petition

Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar, vice-president of opposition party Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), and her husband Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar Raja Salim showing the indelible ink on their fingers after casting their vote at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Bandaraya polling station in Taman Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, during the Malaysian general elections, on May 5, 2013. The drama over Ms Nurul's divorce took a new twist with news that she may be withdrawing her divorce petition on Friday. -- BH FILE PHOTO: M.O. SALLEH

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK): The drama over Ms Nurul Izzah Anwar's divorce took a new twist with news that she may be withdrawing her divorce petition on Friday.

Ms Nurul Izzah and her husband Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar Raja Salim are believed to have been persuaded to reconcile.

She is expected to file her withdrawal petition at the lower Syariah Court in Jalan Duta, according to sources close to the family.

It is understood that family members had persuaded the couple to work things out after news broke online that Nurul had filed for divorce in late December.